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| Taylor LaJoie |
The Alpine Group hires White House staffer Taylor LaJoie as VP. In the White House, LaJoie was special assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, serving as the primary liaison to the Senate Committees on Appropriations, Budget, Finance, and Small Business He also represented the Administration in strategic negotiations during consideration of the FY2025 Budget Resolution and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. He previously served as a member of the Trump Vance 2025 transition team. LaJoie was also senior legislative assistant to JD Vance during his senate term and legislative director for both Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA). "Our clients need advisors who know how decisions get made at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue and who know the policy levers to pull on the issues that matter,” said The Alpine Group CEO and managing principal Keenan Austin Reed. “Taylor has that mix of experience."
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| Kyle Zink |
The Aleo Network Foundation, the nonprofit corporation that guides and supports the Aleo Network, a privacy-preserving blockchain, appoints Google and Square marketing vet Kyle Zink as CMO. Zink most recently held the CMO spot at Sentz Global, which provides a mobile application for global peer-to-peer payments. He was director of marketing at Square and marketing lead at Google. In his new role, Zink will oversee communications, product marketing and go-to-market, translating zero-knowledge blockchain innovations (which enable one party to prove to another that a statement is true without revealing information) into business value. “Kyle is one of the only marketing leaders out there with a proven track record taking a private L1 blockchain with its own wallet and stablecoin to market,” said Aleo Network chief operating officer Leena Im.
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| Bob Purcell |
The Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy names Bob Purcell chief communications officer. Purcell joins PICI from Verily, an Alphabet company focused on transforming healthcare data through AI, where he was head of communications and events. His previous positions include executive director at Genentech and VP, communications at Roche. At PICI, Purcell will oversee internal and external communications, media relations, executive communications, and digital and social media strategy. He will lead corporate messaging and thought leadership initiatives, drive strategic storytelling to highlight the impact of PICI's scientific research and partnerships, and strengthen stakeholder engagements. "Bob brings a strong understanding of how to effectively communicate complex science and drive meaningful engagement with key stakeholders," said PICI chief executive officer Dr. Karen E. Knudsen.
Brittney Basden, who led public affairs and advocacy partnerships at the Washington Post has joined Bully Pulpit International as a managing director.
The DUX Group, a Washington, D.C.-based strategic communications firm that works with leaders in highly regulated industries, names Lauren Boland as VP... Workday, an enterprise AI platform for HR, finance and IT, names Sarah Kennedy Ellis CMO, effective Oct. 5. Kennedy Ellis joins the company from Google... Octave Specialty Group, a global specialty insurance firm, brings on Philip Stefano as managing director, head of investor relations. 
Michele Ziosi will rejoin Stellantis on Oct. 1 as chief PA officer responsible for Enlarged Europe and for the global coordination of the carmaker’s PA activities.
Inizio, which works with clients in the health and life sciences sectors, appoints Oisín Ó Gógáin as chief people officer... The Boston Beer Company names Allison Stransky CMO, effective Oct. 12. Stransky was previuosly VP and CMO at Samsung Electronics America... Newark Regional Business Partnership and its 501(c)(3) affiliate, the Renaissance Newark Foundation, bring on Kim Lewis-Collins as VP, marketing and business development, a newly created role. 
Carmichael Lynch president and manager Julie Batliner is joining Padilla as president, succeeding Matt Kuchariski. Kucharski will transition to a fractional role with the agency as an executive counselor through the end of the year.
